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Intergenerational return to human capital : better educated parents invest more time and money in their children, who are more successful in the labor market

Devereux, Paul J. - 2014

essential aspect is that education can potentially make people better parents and thus improve the educational and employment … outcomes of their children. Interventions that encourage the educational attainment of children from poorer families will …

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Impact of bilingual education on student achievement : language development programs should focus on quality rather than the language in which instruction is provided

Chin, Aimee - 2015

More than 4.4 million students enrolled in US public schools participate in English language learner programs because …

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Migrants and educational achievement gaps : avoiding segregation and compensating for parental disadvantage can reduce migrants' educational achievement gabs

Entorf, Horst - 2015

As global migration flows increase, so do the number of migrant students in host country schools. Yet migrants … migrant parents' socio-economic background, cultural capital, and language skills. Education policy needs to focus on language …

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Should the earned income tax credit rise for childless adults? : the earned income tax credit raises income and work incentives among low-income parents but little goes to adults w...

Holzer, Harry J. - 2015

their incomes. But low-income adults without children and non-custodial parents receive only very low payments under the …The earned income tax credit provides important benefits to low-income families with children in the US. At an annual … cost of about $60 billion, it increases the incomes of such families while encouraging parents to work more by subsidizing …

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Early-life medical care and human capital accumulation : medical care and public health interventions in early childhood may improve human capital accumulation as well as child hea...

Daysal, N. Meltem - 2015

Ample empirical evidence links adverse conditions during early childhood (the period from conception to age five) to worse health outcomes and lower academic achievement in adulthood. Can early-life medical care and public health interventions ameliorate these effects? Recent research suggests...

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Do higher levels of education and skills in an area benefit wider society? : education benefits individuals, but the societal benefits are likely even greater

Winters, John V. - 2015

Formal schooling increases earnings and provides other individual benefits. However, societal benefits of education may exceed individual benefits. Research finds that increased average education levels in an area are correlated with higher earnings, even for locals with relatively little...

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How effective are financial incentives for teachers? : linking teacher pay to student performance has become popular, but evidence on its effectiveness is mixed

Imberman, Scott A. - 2015

Concerns about poor student performance have led schools to diverge from traditional teacher compensation and base a portion of pay on student outcomes. In the US, the number of school districts adopting such performancebased financial incentives has increased by more than 40% since 2004....

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Class size: does it matter for student achivement? : smaller classes are often associated with increased achievement, but the evidence is far from universal

Jepsen, Christopher - 2015

Numerous economic studies have considered the relationship between class size and student achievement, the majority of which have focused on elementary schools in the US and Europe. While the general finding is that smaller classes are associated with increased student achievement, a few...

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Childcare choices and child development : generous parental leave and affordable, high-quality childcare can foster childrens's abilities

Del Boca, Daniela - 2015

The economic and psychological literatures have demonstrated that early investments (private and public) in children … countries, implying that mothers spend less time with their children and that families rely more on external sources of …

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The role of preschool in reducing inequality : preschool improves child outcomes, especially for disadvantaged children

Waldfogel, Jane - 2015

Children from disadvantaged families have lower levels of school readiness when they enter school than do children from … implemented more recently in the US, find that the programs do improve outcomes for young children, particularly for those from …

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